Nan Sterman, a garden communicator, designer, and coach, lives in Encinitas, California. Her television show, “A Growing Passion,” newspaper and magazine articles have won awards from the Garden Writers Association. She is a founding board member of APLD San Diego, the author of California Gardener’s Guide, Volume II, and coauthor of Waterwise Plants for the Southwest. Her website is www.PlantSoup.com.